Central Punjab cricket team

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Central Punjab cricket team
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Personnel
OwnerCentral Punjab Cricket Association
Team information
Colors  Blue   Orange
Founded2019
Dissolved2023
Home ground Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Secondary home ground(s) Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy  wins2 (2019/20 & 2020/21)
Pakistan Cup  wins1 (2022/23)
National T20 Cup  wins0
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First-class

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List A / T20

Central Punjab was a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the northern and central parts of the Punjab province. It competed in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket competitions, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team was operated by the Central Punjab Cricket Association.

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History

The team was introduced as a part of a new domestic structure introduced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019. [1] On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the inaugural squad for the team. [2] Babar Azam was announced as the captain of the team. [3]

2019/20 season

Central Punjab won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, defeating Northern by an innings and 16 runs in the final. [4] The team was eliminated in the group stage of the National T20 Cup. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020/21 season

The team came back from a bad start in defence of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to win five successive matches and reach the final. The final against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resulted in a tie, and they were declared joint winners. The team again struggled in the limited overs formats, finishing in fourth and fifth place respectively in the Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup.

Structure

Central Punjab Cricket Association is made up of Faisalabad, Sialkot and Lahore Pk-region-CentralPunjab.png
Central Punjab Cricket Association is made up of Faisalabad, Sialkot and Lahore

As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). A three tier bottom-up system [6] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team.

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